Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
Sport and Social Mobility: Crossing Boundaries
1st Edition
By Ramón Spaaij
May 23, 2013
Can sport serve as a vehicle for social mobility of disadvantaged social groups? How and to what extent are different forms of social capital created through sport participation? Sport and Social Mobility: Crossing Boundaries takes up these questions through a critical examination of the ways in ...
Critical Readings in Bodybuilding
1st Edition
Edited
By Adam Locks, Niall Richardson
March 11, 2013
In recent years the ‘body’ has become one of the most popular areas of study in the arts, humanities and social sciences. Bodybuilding, in particular, continues to be of interest to scholars of gender, media, film, cultural studies and sociology. However, there is surprisingly little scholarship ...
India and the Olympics
1st Edition
By Boria Majumdar, Nalin Mehta
September 25, 2012
In most accounts of Olympic history across the world, India's Olympic journey is a mere footnote. This book is a corrective. Drawing on newly available and hitherto unused archival sources, it demonstrates that India was an important strategic outpost in the Olympic movement that started as a ...
Social Capital and Sport Governance in Europe
1st Edition
Edited
By Margaret Groeneveld, Barrie Houlihan, Fabien Ohl
September 05, 2012
Although there is significant interest in the social role of sport in fostering civil society from both policymakers and academics, there is a lack of evidence of the specific role of sport federations in this system. This book critically presents the mechanisms and structures in a selection of ...
Women and Exercise: The Body, Health and Consumerism
1st Edition
Edited
By Eileen Kennedy, Pirkko Markula
September 05, 2012
Exercise for women is a heavily-laden social and embodied experience. While exercise promotion has become an increasingly visible part of health campaigns, obesity among women is rising, and studies indicate that women are generally less physically active than men. Women’s (lack of) exercise, ...
Sport, Masculinities and the Body
1st Edition
By Ian Wellard
February 21, 2012
This groundbreaking work explores masculinity and the body within sports. Sports continue to retain expectations for presentations of specific forms of masculinity. The body is central to these presentations. These everyday bodily performances are rehearsed and performed either successfully or ...